Archie Lang (actor)

{{Infobox person

| name = Archie Lang

| image =

| caption =

| birthname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|7|14}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|2|17|1920|7|14}}

| death_place = Elizabethtown, Kentucky

| spouse =

| children = 2

| yearsactive = 1978–96

| occupation = Actor

| partner = Georgietta Raikes

}}

Archie L. Lang (July 14, 1920 – February 17, 2016) was an American actor known for Going Berserk, Reform School Girls, Blow Out, Jinxed, and Bonanza: The Return.

Early life

Lang was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to Archie and Gladys Lang.{{cite web|url=http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2016/02/rip-archie-lang.htm|accessdate=February 25, 2016|title=RIP Archie Lang|work=Western Boot Hill|publisher=Blogger|location=United States|date=February 18, 2016}}{{dl|date=December 2020}} He had 4 siblings. Lang graduated from St. Benedict's College. He received a master's degree in music from Columbia University in New York City. Lang entered the United States Navy during World War II.

Career

Lang started his career as a singer in the Holiday Ice Review. He was the television announcer and program host for WKRP in Cincinnati. Lang produced the nationally renowned Ruth Page version of The Nutcracker for the Chicago Tribune Charities. He guest starred in many television programs including Benson, The Incredible Hulk, The Love Boat, Knots Landing, Three's Company, Love Street, and Early Edition. Lang was in several theatre productions including Michael Nesmith's Elephant Parts which won a Grammy Award at the 24th ceremony.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/awards/24th-annual-grammy-awards|accessdate=February 25, 2016|work=Grammy.com|date=February 24, 1982|title=24th Annual GRAMMY Awards}} He was in the made-for-TV-movies Baby Comes Home, Children of Divorce, Seduced, and Bonanza: The Return. He was in several films including Jinxed, Blow Out, Reform School Girls , and Going Berserk. Lang performed at the Arie Crown Theatre for 25 years.

Personal life and death

Lang was with Georgietta Raikes for more than 20 years. He had one daughter (Denise) and one son (Michael). Lang died on February 17, 2016, at aged 95 in Kensington Center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsenterprise/obituary.aspx?pid=177765926|title=Archie L. Lang Obituary|work=Legacy.com|publisher=Great Hill Partners LLC|location=Evanston, Illinois|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1981 \| Blow Out \| Mixer \| Thriller film, written and directed by Brian De Palma.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69185/blow-out\|title=Blow Out\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
1982 \| Jinxed \| Tahoe Second Monitor \| Comedy-drama film directed by Don Siegel.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17614/jinxed\|title=Jinxed\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
1983 \| Going Berserk \| Man with Bag \| Comedy film directed by David Steinberg.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76582/going-berserk\|title=Going Berserk\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
rowspan="2" \| 1986 \| Monster in the Closet \| TV Newscaster \| Horror comedy directed and written by Bob Dahlin.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83890/monster-in-the-closet\|title=Monster in the Closet\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
Reform School Girls \| Judge \| Written and directed by Tom DeSimone.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87918/reform-school-girls\|title=Reform School Girls\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
1993 \| Dream Lover \| Judge #1 \| Erotic drama film written and directed by Nicholas Kazan.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73614/dream-lover\|title=Dream Lover\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1981

| Blow Out

| Mixer

| Thriller film, written and directed by Brian De Palma.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69185/blow-out|title=Blow Out|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

1982

| Jinxed

| Tahoe Second Monitor

| Comedy-drama film directed by Don Siegel.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17614/jinxed|title=Jinxed|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

1983

| Going Berserk

| Man with Bag

| Comedy film directed by David Steinberg.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76582/going-berserk|title=Going Berserk|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

rowspan="2" | 1986

| Monster in the Closet

| TV Newscaster

| Horror comedy directed and written by Bob Dahlin.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83890/monster-in-the-closet|title=Monster in the Closet|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

Reform School Girls

| Judge

| Written and directed by Tom DeSimone.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87918/reform-school-girls|title=Reform School Girls|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

1993

| Dream Lover

| Judge #1

| Erotic drama film written and directed by Nicholas Kazan.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73614/dream-lover|title=Dream Lover|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1978–82 \| WKRP in Cincinnati \| Television announcer and program host \| Contract role
rowspan="3" \| 1979 \| Benson \| {{cGuest}} \| Episode: "The President's Double" (S 1:Ep 3)
The Incredible Hulk \| Justice of the Peace \| Episode: "My Favorite Magician" (S 3:Ep 5)
Kate Loves a Mystery \| Jim Foster \| Episode: "Off the Record" (S 2:Ep 3)
rowspan="3" \| 1980 \| Baby Comes Home \| Delivery Room Doctor \| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Waris Hussein.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24561/baby-comes-home\|title=Baby Comes Home\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
Children of Divorce \| Judge Hammond \| Made-for-TV-Movie directed and screenplay by Joanna Lee.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/459855/children-of-divorce\|title=Children of Divorce\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
The Love Boat \| Minister \| Episode: "She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag" (S 4:Ep 9)
rowspan="4" \| 1981 \| The Waltons \| Buck Vernon \| Episode: "The Victims" (S 9:Ep16)
Golden Gate \| {{cGuest}} \| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Paul Wendkos.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468719/golden-gate\|title=Golden Gate\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
Dallas \| Senator Lee \| Episode: "The Big Shut Down" (S 5:Ep 6)
Knots Landing \| Harvey Franklin \| Episode: "Knots Landing" (S 3:Ep 5)
rowspan="3" \| 1982 \| King's Crossing \| Principal \| Episode: "Keepers Of The Ring (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1)
Bring 'Em Back Alive \| Well-To-Do-Man \| Episode: "There's One Born Every Minute" (S 1:Ep 3)
General Hospital \| Forbes \|
1983 \| Three's Company \| Barry \| Episode: "Now You See It, Now You Don't" (S 8:Ep 10)
1984 \| Simon & Simon \| Minister \| Episode: "Dear Lovesick" (S 3:Ep 14)
rowspan="4" \|1985 \| A Reason to Live \| Mike \| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Peter Levin.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/23963/a-reason-to-live\|title=A Reason to Live\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
Seduced \| Executive \| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Jerrold Freedman.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/477832/seduced\|title=Seduced\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
Murder, She Wrote \| Minister \| Episode: "Funeral at Fifty-mile" (S 1:Ep 22)
Highway to Heaven \| Doctor \| Episode: "The Smile in the Third Row" (S 2:Ep 8)
1986 \| The A-Team \| Mr. Maitland \| Episode: "Beneath the Surface" (S 4:19)
1989 \| Growing Pains \| Minister \| Episode: "Mike and Julie's Wedding" (S 5:Ep 2)
1989–90 \| Dallas \| Senator Lee \| {{cRecurring}}
1990 \| Life Goes On \| Henry Mifflin \| Episode: "The Spring Fling" (S 1:Ep 22)
rowspan="2" \| 1993 \| Bonanza: The Return \| Dr. Green \| Made-for-TV-Movie sequel to both the 1959–1973 television series Bonanza and the 1988 made-for-TV-Movie Bonanza: The Next Generation directed by Jerry Jameson.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/456057/bonanza-the-return\|title=Bonanza: The Return\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
Harts of the West \| Frank \| Episode: "Jake's Brother: (S 1:Ep 8}
rowspan="2" \| 1994 \| Love Street \| Older Tucker \| Episode: "Hope's Creek" (S 2:Ep 9)
The Enemy Within \| Priest \| HBO Made-for-TV-Movie remake of the 1964 film Seven Days in May directed by Jonathan Darby.{{cite web\|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/412776/enemy-within\|title=The Enemy Within\|location=Atlanta\|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)\|work=Turner Classic Movies\|access-date=February 25, 2016}}
1996 \| Early Edition \| Frank \| Episode: "The Wrong Man" (S 1:Ep 10)

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1978–82

| WKRP in Cincinnati

| Television announcer and program host

| Contract role

rowspan="3" | 1979

| Benson

| {{cGuest}}

| Episode: "The President's Double" (S 1:Ep 3)

The Incredible Hulk

| Justice of the Peace

| Episode: "My Favorite Magician" (S 3:Ep 5)

Kate Loves a Mystery

| Jim Foster

| Episode: "Off the Record" (S 2:Ep 3)

rowspan="3" | 1980

| Baby Comes Home

| Delivery Room Doctor

| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Waris Hussein.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24561/baby-comes-home|title=Baby Comes Home|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

Children of Divorce

| Judge Hammond

| Made-for-TV-Movie directed and screenplay by Joanna Lee.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/459855/children-of-divorce|title=Children of Divorce|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

The Love Boat

| Minister

| Episode: "She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag" (S 4:Ep 9)

rowspan="4" | 1981

| The Waltons

| Buck Vernon

| Episode: "The Victims" (S 9:Ep16)

Golden Gate

| {{cGuest}}

| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Paul Wendkos.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468719/golden-gate|title=Golden Gate|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

Dallas

| Senator Lee

| Episode: "The Big Shut Down" (S 5:Ep 6)

Knots Landing

| Harvey Franklin

| Episode: "Knots Landing" (S 3:Ep 5)

rowspan="3" | 1982

| King's Crossing

| Principal

| Episode: "Keepers Of The Ring (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1)

Bring 'Em Back Alive

| Well-To-Do-Man

| Episode: "There's One Born Every Minute" (S 1:Ep 3)

General Hospital

| Forbes

1983

| Three's Company

| Barry

| Episode: "Now You See It, Now You Don't" (S 8:Ep 10)

1984

| Simon & Simon

| Minister

| Episode: "Dear Lovesick" (S 3:Ep 14)

rowspan="4" |1985

| A Reason to Live

| Mike

| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Peter Levin.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/23963/a-reason-to-live|title=A Reason to Live|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

Seduced

| Executive

| Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Jerrold Freedman.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/477832/seduced|title=Seduced|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

Murder, She Wrote

| Minister

| Episode: "Funeral at Fifty-mile" (S 1:Ep 22)

Highway to Heaven

| Doctor

| Episode: "The Smile in the Third Row" (S 2:Ep 8)

1986

| The A-Team

| Mr. Maitland

| Episode: "Beneath the Surface" (S 4:19)

1989

| Growing Pains

| Minister

| Episode: "Mike and Julie's Wedding" (S 5:Ep 2)

1989–90

| Dallas

| Senator Lee

| {{cRecurring}}

1990

| Life Goes On

| Henry Mifflin

| Episode: "The Spring Fling" (S 1:Ep 22)

rowspan="2" | 1993

| Bonanza: The Return

| Dr. Green

| Made-for-TV-Movie sequel to both the 1959–1973 television series Bonanza and the 1988 made-for-TV-Movie Bonanza: The Next Generation directed by Jerry Jameson.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/456057/bonanza-the-return|title=Bonanza: The Return|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

Harts of the West

| Frank

| Episode: "Jake's Brother: (S 1:Ep 8}

rowspan="2" | 1994

| Love Street

| Older Tucker

| Episode: "Hope's Creek" (S 2:Ep 9)

The Enemy Within

| Priest

| HBO Made-for-TV-Movie remake of the 1964 film Seven Days in May directed by Jonathan Darby.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/412776/enemy-within|title=The Enemy Within|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

1996

| Early Edition

| Frank

| Episode: "The Wrong Man" (S 1:Ep 10)

References

External links

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